Prevalence and Predictors of Adverse Birth Outcomes and Their Implications in Assessing the Safety of New Maternal Vaccines in Kenya
In 3 Kenyan settings, almost a third of pregnancies had adverse birth outcomes. Recognizing this baseline prevalence and the factors associated with adverse birth outcomes will be important in validating the safety of new maternal vaccines.
Authors
- George Aol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1138-8149)
- David Walumbe
- Elizabeth A. Bukusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2031-2808)
- Amek Nyaguara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5110-9175)
- Nickson Murunga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5304-2210)
- Patrick K. Munywoki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9419-7155)
- James Alexander Berkley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1236-849X)
- Godfrey Bigogo
- Nancy A. Otieno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7083-4735)
- Marianne Mureithi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-3167)
- Joyce U. Nyiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7215-6539)
- Allan Audi
- Collins Kipkoech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2381-7729)
- Bryan O. Nyawanda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0069-1473)
- D. James Nokes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5426-1984)
Institutions
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- Angkor Hospital for Children (KH)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Warwick (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000004660
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Pfizer
- Wellcome Trust